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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
January 30, 2026
NGC 1333: Stellar Nursery in Perseus
NGC 1333 is seen in visible light as a reflection nebula, dominated by bluish hues characteristic of starlight reflected by interstellar dust. A mere 1,000 light-years distant toward the heroic constellation Perseus, it lies at the edge of a large, star-forming molecular cloud. This telescopic close-up spans over two full moons on the sky or just over 15 light-years at the estimated distance of NGC 1333. It shows details of the dusty region along with telltale hints of contrasty red emission from Herbig-Haro objects, jets and shocked glowing gas emanating from recently formed stars. In fact, NGC 1333 contains hundreds of stars less than a million years old, most still hidden from optical telescopes by the pervasive stardust. The chaotic environment may be similar to one in which our own Sun formed over 4.5 billion years ago.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJjLlzu5TQY
Satellites at Risk, Stuck in the Ice, Stocks and the Sun | S0 News and frens
Jan.30.2026
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wE8UEhpJva4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtLqVhB-ao0 (MrMBB333: People Are Seeing it AGAIN!!)
https://www.indiatoday.in/science/story/tree-rings-hide-ancient-record-of-solar-storms-better-than-any-modern-tech-2860403-2026-01-30
https://people.com/how-to-watch-the-northern-lights-january-29-2026-11895402
https://www.space.com/live/aurora-forecast-northern-lights-possible-tonight-jan-29
https://x.com/SchumannBotDE/status/2017236649436955131
https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2017074862775554136
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/
https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/news/service-change-notice-regarding-45-day-ap-and-f107-forecast
https://spaceweather.com/
Moscow records heaviest snowfall in over 200 years
January 29, 2026 12:45 pm
Russia’s capital Moscow has this month seen the largest snowfall in more than 200 years, Moscow State University meteorologists said on Thursday.
AFP images from the city of around 13 million people showed residents struggling to make their way through heavy piles of snow on the streets in its central district.
Commuter trains in the Moscow area were delayed, AFP reporters witnessed, and cars were stuck in long traffic jams on Thursday evening.
“January was a cold and unusually snowy month in Moscow,” the university said on social media.
“By January 29, the Moscow State University Meteorological Observatory had recorded almost 92 mm of precipitation, which is already the highest value in the last 203 years,” it added.
Snow piles on the ground reached as high as 60 centimetres (24 inches) in some parts of the capital on Thursday.
Snow is mostly air, meaning the level of settled snow far surpasses scientific measurements of precipitation — which measures the amount of water that has fallen.
The record snowfall was “caused by deep and extensive cyclones with sharp atmospheric fronts passing over the Moscow region”, the observatory said.
“There was much more (snow) when I was a kid, but now we practically don’t have any snow at all, there used to be much more,” Pavel, a 35-year-old bartender and Moscow resident, told AFP, grumbling about a feeling of “emptiness” in the dark, snowy winter.
Earlier this month, Russia’s far east Kamchatka region declared an emergency situation due to a massive snowstorm that left its major city partially paralysed.
Images, widely circulated online, showed huge snow piles reaching up to the second storey of buildings and people digging their way through roads as snow blanketed cars on either side
https://insiderpaper.com/moscow-records-heaviest-snowfall-in-over-200-years/
A 28-Hour Movie of 3I/ATLAS from TESS
January 29, 2026
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, abbreviated as TESS, recorded a large series of images of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS as the object was receding away from the Sun between January 15 to 22, 2026.
In the resulting TESS video, available here, 3I/ATLAS appears as a bright glowing dot with an anti-tail directed towards the Sun, across a crowded field of background stars.
In collaboration with Toni Scarmato, I plan to search the resulting video for a periodic variability in brightness and wobbling of the anti-tail as a result of the rotation period of 7.1 hours that we inferred in our paper here, based on Hubble Space Telescope images.
The TESS data is publicly available on the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes
TESS scans a wide section of the sky for roughly a month at a time, in search for variations in the light from distant stars in case their planets transit in front of them.
The spacecraft’s wide field of view happened to capture 3I/ATLAS as early as in May 2025, nearly a couple of months before it was discovered.
The early detection was made possible retroactively by stacking multiple images of 3I/ATLAS together (as reported here and here).
After coadding more than 9,000 images from May-June 2025, the resulting brightness profile of 3I/ATLAS appeared similar to inactive sources of light, with no extended glow or anti-tail (as reported here).
The new observations of 3I/ATLAS were interrupted from January 15 to 18, 2026, when TESS entered a safe mode following an issue with its solar panels.
TESS team member, Daniel Muthukrishna from MIT, compiled the series of available images into a 28-hour video that shows 3I/ATLAS’s trajectory with a time jump from January 15 to 18, 2026.
As a result of low angular resolution, the TESS movie of 3I/ATLAS appeared uneventful.
A sharper view of 3I/ATLAS is available from 36 snapshots of 3I/ATLAS taken by the Hubble Space Telescope between November 30, 2025 and January 22, 2026 — when our interstellar dating partner was aligned with the Earth-Sun axis to within 0.69 degrees.
These images are publicly available here.
https://archive.stsci.edu/proposal_search.php?mission=hst&id=18152
The next highlight would involve the passage of 3I/ATLAS near the Hill radius of Jupiter (where Jupiter’s gravity dominates over the Sun’s tide) on March 16, 2026, when the Juno spacecraft will be able to observe it from a distance of 53.6 million kilometers with its optical and infrared cameras, particle detector, magnetic field and plasma wave sensors, microwave radiometer and radio dipole antenna.
If 3I/ATLAS transmits a technological signal or releases probes into a Jupiter-bound orbit, the ending of the 3I/ATLAS video will involve a climax better than any science fiction movie imagined by script writers in Hollywood.
https://avi-loeb.medium.com/a-28-hour-movie-of-3i-atlas-from-tess-4f533a676569
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKcUsIJrl5A
https://usaherald.com/archival-space-data-confirms-3i-atlas-was-present-months-before-its-july-1st-discovery/
https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/artemis-new-iss-and-3i-atlas-preparing-humanity-for-the-next-cosmic-shock/
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/alien-mothership-3i-atlas-sparks-baba-vanga-fears-2026-first-contact-countdown-begins-1775058
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ZnYjOUFe0 (NEW NIBIRU CANDIDATE! 3I/ATLAS STUDIES RELEASED)
https://x.com/AztecaMorelos/status/2017028833950494983
https://x.com/AztecaMorelos/status/2017018176484364679
https://x.com/bethaliza021/status/2016920124717224287
https://x.com/Defence12543/status/2016870975682580953
https://x.com/kuszart/status/2016937009013805404
https://x.com/PepeChambo/status/2016973724591775887
Comet C/2025 K1 (the other ATLAS)
https://www.space.com/astronomy/comets/comet-c-2025-k1-atlas-crumbles-apart-in-stunning-new-telescope-images
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/iotw2604b/
other space observations
https://www.youtube.com/@ChucksAstrophotography/posts
Journey To Truth Podcast
@JourneytoTruth5
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9v9ghh_YsE
Some interesting connections and habbenings over the last few days.
Anons see this?
https://www.facebook.com/61576472730266/posts/device-test-as-trump-was-speaking-yesterday-in-iowa-foxs-live-feed-was-interrupt/122156587730882424/
https://news.ssbcrack.com/nbc-broadcast-misinterprets-sixers-jurassic-park-promo-as-emergency-during-game/
Capt Kyle
@CaptKylePatriot
💥At the same time Trump established Space Force, two other events took place:
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A high-level space official alleged Trump was in contact with "Galactic Federation".
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An anonymous insider called "Q" with a high level of clearance proved to be in contact with Trump.
Trump said "angels bring good luck" after being miraculously saved from death, and has acknowledged there are "people coming from space" and unknown crafts in our skies that he can't talk about.
No matter what your feelings about Trump are, he is the key to pre-Shift UFO disclosure. If open-minded journalists would just ask him about Galactic Federation, he might surprise us.
"Q" was Pleiadian contact with NSA/military intelligence. Pleiadians and Galactic Federation are the biblical angels. "Q" is analogous to Q from Star Trek, a humanoid extraterrestrial with supernatural powers.
@Kabamur_Taygeta
@CaptKylePatriot
5:46 PM · Jan 27, 2026
https://x.com/CaptKylePatriot/status/2016326975988654160
https://stib.cto.mil/
https://x.com/DoWCTO/status/2016994712926945323
Science, Technology and Innovation Board
January 29, 2026
As the Department restores America’s fighting force, the newly established Science, Technology and Innovation Board (STIB) is charged with solving complex national security problems for the Secretary of War, the Deputy Secretary of War, the Under Secretaries of War, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior Department officials. The new board, established by the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering (USW(R&E)) merges the Defense Science Board (DSB) and its deep expertise in addressing complex scientific and technical issues with the Defense Innovation Board (DIB) and its commitment to streamlining and enhancing departmentwide processes and best practices. The STIB consolidates the DSB and DIB missions to amplify their strategic value to meet critical national security challenges and ensure new technology innovations are rapidly and efficiently delivered to the warfighter.
The name, Science, Technology and Innovation Board integrates “Science” to honor the DSB’s foundational expertise in tackling complex technical challenges and driving warfighter success through adopted recommendations on policies, architectures, and deterrence; “Technology” to underscore both boards’ emphasis on emerging tools, rapid prototyping and commercial opportunities; and “Innovation” to spotlight the DIB’s infusion of agile, disruptive private-sector best-practices.
The new Board creates a more holistic enterprise that synergizes the more siloed efforts of its predecessors. In a rapidly developing threat landscape, it signals a forward-looking evolution and a call for integrated excellence in national security.
The Charter of the STIB establishes it as a discretionary board managed in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (5 U.S.C., Appendix).
The strength of the Board lies in the expertise of the members, selected in accordance with the Membership Balance Plan, who bring their expertise to studies and assessments that yield actionable recommendations for DoW and Administration priorities.
Each year, the Board is tasked to study a breadth of cutting-edge S&T and related policy issues critical to national security. Topics are directed by the USW(R&E) in the Terms of Reference (ToR) specific to each study.
At the conclusion of studies, the Board produces briefings and written reports to assist senior leaders in achieving the Department’s missions and top priorities.
Most recently, these issues have included advanced capabilities for potential future conflict, use of generative artificial intelligence, revitalization of the defense industrial base, integration of commercial space systems, use of digital engineering tools, the future of cyber warfare and the emergence of novel biotechnologies.
Throughout their history, both the DSB and DIB have anticipated pivotal technological and doctrinal trends in competition and conflict, and the new Board will continue to play a recognized role in helping to solve the Department’s most vexing challenges through science, technology and innovation.
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Department of War CTO
@DoWCTO
The @DoWCTO today announced the accountable senior officials selected to direct the @DeptofWar's six Critical Technology Areas (CTAs).
The six CTAs are Department-wide imperatives designed to maintain American military dominance—and now, each one will have accountable leaders leading the tangible "sprints" under each CTA.
Each sprint will be designed to deliver advanced capabilities to our warfighters rapidly and at scale.
The newly appointed CTAs are below 🧵(1/7):
🧵(2/7) Applied Artificial Intelligence (AAI): Mr. Cameron Stanley
Mr. Cameron Stanley currently serves as the War Department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer (@CDAO) and as the Senior Official for the Applied Artificial Intelligence CTA. Mr. Stanley will lead the @DeptofWar’s adoption of data, analytics, and AI to generate a decisive warfighter advantage in all domains of warfare. A former National Security Transformation Lead for Amazon Web Services and Chief of the Algorithmic Warfare Cross Functional Team (Project Maven), Mr. Stanley brings unparalleled experience in operationalizing AI to deliver decision superiority on the battlefield.
🧵(3/7) Biomanufacturing (BIO): Dr. Gary J. Vora
Dr. Gary Vora will serve as the Senior Official for the Biomanufacturing CTA, directing efforts to scale critical materials and strengthen supply chain resilience. As the former Principal Scientist for Biotechnology for the @USNavy, Dr. Vora has extensive experience advancing biotechnologies from the laboratory to operational use as Programs of Record.
🧵(4/7) Contested Logistics Technologies (LOG): Dr. Robert Mantz
Dr. Robert Mantz will serve as the Senior Official for the Contested Logistics Technologies CTA. With more than four decades of federal service, Dr. Mantz has held senior roles at the @USArmy Research Office and @DARPA, where he oversaw major programs in energy storage and advanced power systems. His background in research management, technology transition, and logistics‑focused innovation will guide the @DeptofWar’s efforts to advance and implement solutions that strengthen operational efficiency in contested logistics environments.
🧵(5/7) Quantum and Battlefield Information Dominance (Q-BID): Dr. Kevin Rudd
Dr. Kevin Rudd, a nationally recognized leader in electronic warfare, radar, RF systems and advanced sensing, will lead the Quantum and Battlefield Information Dominance CTA. Dr. Rudd has a proven record of delivering disruptive capabilities from research to operational transition at @DARPA and the Office of Naval Research.
🧵(6/7) Scaled Directed Energy (SCADE): Dr. Christopher Vergien
Dr. Vergien will serve as the Senior Official for the Scaled Directed Energy CTA, providing strategic oversight for the @DeptofWar’s High-Energy Laser and High-Power Microwave systems. Dr. Vergien will lead projects that advance and field operational capabilities, preserving American technological superiority.
🧵(7/7) Scaled Hypersonics (SHY): Dr. James W. Weber
Dr. James Weber will serve as the Senior Official for the Scaled Hypersonics CTA, bringing more than 33 years of experience overseeing hypersonic system development. Dr. Weber has overseen a portfolio of programs exceeding $6 billion annually and will guide the @DeptofWar’s strategy to accelerate the development and fielding of affordable hypersonic capabilities at scale.
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I think they sensationalized it for us.
Sorry, I forgot to post the video of the 76ers message and the article didn't explain it, might make a little more sense.
It's the scene from right before Nedry turns off the power.
https://x.com/Marianne124124/status/2016491636864278779
>It's the scene from right before Nedry turns off the power.
Been a minute since I've seen that, IIRC the power gets turned off to reboot the sytem because they are locked out.
NASA-ISRO Radar Mission maps Mississippi Delta
January 30, 2026
A newly released image from the NISAR mission has showcased the satellite’s ability to penetrate cloud cover and reveal detailed features of Earth’s surface, offering fresh insights into landscapes and ecosystems, while the science team has also made new sample datasets available.
The colourful image, created using data gathered by the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) satellite in late autumn, focuses on the Mississippi River Delta region in southeastern Louisiana.
It captures major landmarks including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, the Mississippi River, Lake Pontchartrain, and a diverse patchwork of wetlands, farmland, forests and residential areas.
Unlike optical imagery taken the same day, which was largely obscured by clouds, the radar-based image clearly maps the terrain below.
The release comes as the NISAR project prepares to provide thousands of mission data files for download in late February, with a smaller batch of sample files already issued to help researchers prepare for the larger dataset.
While the satellite underwent post-launch system checks following its July liftoff, NASA’s science team extracted early measurements from its L-band synthetic aperture radar to produce demonstration maps highlighting the instrument’s capabilities.
Developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, the L-band radar uses microwaves with a wavelength of about 24 centimetres, allowing signals to pass through clouds and image the ground beneath.
Captured on November 29, the image demonstrates how the radar can distinguish between vegetation, trees and built environments — a capability crucial for tracking forests and wetlands, as well as monitoring crops worldwide.
Different colours in the image reflect varying land cover types and how they scatter radar signals.
Sections of New Orleans appear green, while other parts show magenta tones depending on street orientation and building layout.
The resolution is sharp enough to reveal the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway — twin bridges stretching nearly 39 kilometres, recognised as the world’s longest continuous bridge over water.
Beyond urban features, healthy forests west of the Mississippi River appear bright green, while areas of Maurepas Swamp display mixed yellow and magenta hues, indicating thinning tree populations.
Agricultural plots on both sides of the river are also visible, with darker shades suggesting fallow fields and brighter colours pointing to taller vegetation such as crops.
Data products generated from NISAR’s L-band measurements will be available through the Alaska Satellite Facility Distributed Active Archive Center in Fairbanks, which stores and distributes NASA’s SAR data.
Officials said insights from NISAR are expected to support disaster response, infrastructure monitoring and agricultural management.
NISAR is a joint mission between NASA and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was launched on July 30 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India’s southeastern coast.
Managed by Caltech, JPL leads the US contribution and supplies the L-band SAR and antenna reflector, while ISRO provides the spacecraft bus and S-band SAR.
The satellite is the first to carry two SAR instruments operating at different wavelengths and will observe Earth’s land and ice surfaces twice every 12 days.
It gathers data using a large drum-shaped reflector measuring 12 metres wide — the largest radar antenna reflector NASA has ever sent into space.
https://theindianeye.com/2026/01/30/nasa-isro-radar-mission-maps-mississippi-delta/
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*Pleiadien music cranks to inhuman volumes